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Jesus take the wheel, Jenner graces Vanity Fair in DRAG!

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Jenner was photographed in drag by famed photog (and practicing lesbian) Annie Liebovitz for the cover of the June 9 issue.

Vanity Fair should be ashamed of themselves for exploiting mental illness for profit and financial gain. Wearing a wig, lingerie, and tucking your male parts does not make a man a woman.

As promised, Bruce Jenner has made her first appearance as a woman on the cover of Vanity Fair, which was photographed by Annie Leibovitz. In the cover shot, Jenner introduces herself: “Call me Caitlyn.”

In the accompanying story in the magazine’s July issue, Jenner talks to Buzz Bissinger, writer of the acclaimed Friday Night Lights, about why she decided to transition, noting the immense regret she would have felt had she lived her entire life without making a change. “If I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, ‘You just blew your entire life.?’”

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Author Vincent Ellis White on “Conversations Of A Sistah”

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Due to the “father factor”, affecting most of the social issues in America today-from police brutality, to youth delinquency and academic failures-breakdowns in the system have become all too prevalent. This underscores the fact that children with involved fathers do better across every statistic on child well-being than their peers in father-absent homes. 

Author of “Finding Chris My Father”, A New Book About Absentee Fathers That’s changing Thousands of Lives. A stable at-home dad was something yearned for by author/advocate Vincent Ellis White (pictured above) when he was a kid. Seeing how it led to rage and rebellion in his own life, he now focuses on mentoring, healthy family advocacy, & strengthening families by way of creating awareness and open dialogue to help address similar problems faced by youths dealing with the father factor.

The Richmond, Virginia native has become an inspiration to a rapidly growing audience with a book and a stage play that has made even hardened ex-cons stand up and weep. The realization that the frequently incarcerated father he knew, troubled, or not, was not his blood-kin filled his teenage years with anger and confusion.

Tune into “Conversations Of A Sistah” on Blog Talk Radio at 6:30 p.m. tonight as I welcome the author and discuss his new book “Finding Chris My Father” .

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George Zimmerman Shot in the Face During Road Rage Incident

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Trayvon martin’s killer, George Zimmerman messed with the wrong one this time. The acquitted murderer was reportedly shot in the face in a road rage incident near Orlando, Florida.

FOX 35 TV reports Zimmerman and two men argued during a road rage incident in Lake Mary, Florida.

One of the men produced a handgun and shot Zimmerman. FOX 35 reports Zimmerman received a minor flesh wound.

Zimmerman famously shot and killed 17-year-old Martin as the Miami teenager cut through a subdivision on his way to his father’s girlfriend’s apartment. Martin was carrying a can of iced tea and a bag of Skittles when he died.

Zimmerman claimed self-defense under Florida’s “stand Your Ground” law — even though Martin was unarmed.

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Tonight on “Conversations Of A Sistah” Kendall A. Minter Esq.!

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Some have dreams of breaking into the music industry as an R&B entertainer or rap artist. Rarely are these dreams coupled with the knowing and/or negotiating the business side of it all.

Remember what happened to female talented group TLC (pictured above), who claimed that their music producer Perri “Pebbles” Reed had them sign a one-sided contract? The ladies claimed that they signed a management agreement with Reed, which not only gave her ownership of their name but an unfair percentage of their earnings.

It was also reported that TLC was not provided a copy of their original contract, they utilized the same attorneys and accountants as Pebbles when negotiating their contracts and ultimately had to pay her $3 Million Dollars ($1 Million per TLC letter) in order to obtain ownership of the TLC name. This was a lesson of them (TLC) not knowing the business, which played out in the public’s eye. This is why it is imperative that every entertainer or professional public figure have solid legal representation. 

Minter_LawyerMy guest tonight, Entertainment Attorney, Kendall Minter, provides just that…information about music industry contracts, business developments and issues, plus recent legislation affecting the music industry.

Kendall A. Minter, Esq. (pictured here) is a professional counselor and has been practicing entertainment law for over 35 years and TLC could’ve reached out to him.

He has a diverse, global clientele where he provides legal counseling and presentation to artist, actors, producers, managers, song-writers, executives, investors, agents, playwrights, independent music labels, professional boxers, politicians, film-makers and radio announcers.

So tune in tonight at 6:30 p.m. on “Conversations Of A Sistah” via Blog Talk Radio as I delve into Mr. Minter Esq’s, new book, “Understanding and Negotiating 360 (Ancillary Rights) Deals”.

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Has President Barack Obama failed His People? Tonight on “Conversations Of A Sistah”

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It’s no secret that more black men have been killed under Barack Obama’s presidency than ever before. The uprising and death of African Americans, both men and women at the hands of police have been prevalent in recent years.

The latest victim of causality is Freddie Gray, a Baltimore, Maryland native who was killed this month while in police custody.

Gray was hauled into a police van with a broken spine but exited with a broken spine and severed voice box. It is widely speculated that Gray had several injuries, of which details are being withheld; due to the current tension and violent rioting going on since he was laid to rest.

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But Freddie Gray is just one black man amongst many who have been killed by police.

Last year alone there was the killing of Michael Brown Akai Gurley, Kajieme Powell, Tyree Woodson, Jonathan Ferrelle, Ezelle Ford, John Crawford, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner. The list goes on with many to name but is president Barack Obama really to blame?

Did people of color really expect to receive justice for all and equal share, just because a black man took up residence in the white house?

Join me tonight at 6:30 p.m. on “Conversations Of A Sistah” as we discuss these questions and the recent upset in Baltimore, Maryland.

I will be taking your phone calls at 1-917-889-7872. Please press “1” if you’d like to speak with me the host!

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